Canadiens Lineup

Tomas Tatar – Phillip Danault – Brendan Gallagher

Jonathan Drouin – Max Domi – Joel Armia

Artturi Lehkonen – Nick Suzuki – Paul Byron

Nick Cousins – Nate Thompson – Jordan Weal

Victor Mete – Shea Weber

Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry

Mike Reilly – Cale Fleury

Carey Price – Keith Kinkaid

Christian Folin, Brett Kulak 

Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Game Report

At the end of the day, the Canadiens will chalk this up to a successful road trip winning two of three games. But given the Habs’ finish last season, when they give away two points, there will always be the question ‘what if’?

One of the reasons that Montreal has a very favorable schedule this season is being the rested team playing their opposition on the second half of a back-to-back. That is just the position Dallas was in having played in Colorado on Friday night. It is the type of situation the Habs must take advantage of to be a playoff team.

As Claude Julien noted, it was the Canadiens who looked like the tired team. They certainly wilted under the physical play of the Stars. But it was Montreal’s special teams that were the most disappointing.

After a promising start, the power-play has scored just once in the past five games going 0-for-5 on the night. The penalty-kill was worse allowing two goals to Dallas.

Carey Price was the only reason the game stayed close into the third period.

The Canadiens will get ready to host the Bruins on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre. 

Plus / Minus

▲  Carey Price, Nick Suzuki

▼  Mike Reilly, Paul Byron, Phillip Danault, Ben Chiarot, Nate Thompson, Victor Mete, Nick Cousins, Max Domi, Jonathan Drouin